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CVE-2023-21621: 
Adobe Framemaker vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

Adobe FrameMaker 2020 Update 4 (and earlier) and 2022 (and earlier) versions were found to contain an Improper Input Validation vulnerability, identified as CVE-2023-21621. The vulnerability was disclosed on February 17, 2023, and was discovered by Mat Powell from Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative (NVD, Adobe Advisory).

Technical details

The vulnerability is classified as an Improper Input Validation issue (CWE-20). It received a CVSS v3.1 Base Score of 7.8 (High), with the vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H. This scoring indicates that while local access is required, no privileges are needed, though user interaction is necessary for exploitation (NVD).

Impact

If successfully exploited, this vulnerability could lead to arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. The high CVSS score indicates potential severe impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the affected system (NVD).

Mitigation and workarounds

Adobe has addressed this vulnerability in their security bulletin APSB23-06. Users of affected versions should update to the latest version of FrameMaker as provided by Adobe (Adobe Advisory).

Additional resources

Source: This report was generated using AI

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